Jeanette Hayes, Vashtie & Mike The Ruler This past Monday I got to attend the Telfar Runway Presentation at The New Museum. Like Shayne of Hood By Air and Raul of Luar Zepol, Telfar has been the homie for about…
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LIFE: NYFW – Telfar Fall 2014 Runway Show – Boychild, Jeanette Hayes, Mike The Ruler & More! (1.10.14)
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LIFE: Night Lights – Def Jam’s 30th Anniversary – Pre-Super Bowl Party (1.31.14)
On Friday night, I met up with the homie Josh Madden for a Def Jam & New Era party at one of my favorite venues…Hudson Hotel’s Good Units. The music was ill…provided by DJ MICK. The scene was full of…
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PRESS: Vashtie Feature in Snatch Magazine x Menilmontant, Eastern Paris x Photos By Louis Canadas (2013)
During my October trip to Paris, I was asked for to do a last minute interview and shoot by Snatch Magazine. It was freezing outside, and although I was reluctant – I did it. Well, it turned out pretty remarkable –…
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LIFE: DJ’ing for Patta & Stussy x Gilded Lily NYC x Angelo Baque, Neal Santos, Patta SoundSystem
Last night, it was a classic “Boys Night Out”, which basically means me and Elle having a lovely dinner, talking about emotions and then heading out to a party…only to leave after about an hour. #Lames. This time around, things…
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: NOW Foods
Special thanks to NOW Foods for sending my a nice gift package. After they read my piece in Ebony where I mentioned that I use their Almond Oil to keep my ashy skin in check, Alana Horinko of the company…
INVITE: Patta & Stussy Celebration x Neal Santos, Angelo Baque, Vashtie, Patta Soundsystem & More! (1.23.14)
So stoked to have my Patta friends from Amsterdam, come through and shut things down! I’m even more stoked about their Stussy collaboration. I needs me some pieces! Check out the Pop-up opening and or the party!
LIFE: My Paris Trip x DJ’ing Ronnie Fieg’s Party at Silencio With #BeenTrill (1.13 – 1.17)
I am the luckiest lass! This is my 4th trip to Paris in the past year and it has been all for work. Woo hoo. This time around, I was asked to DJ for Ronnie Fieg’s Pop-Up Shop After-Party alongside…
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PRESS: ASOS – Style Up Summer Prints With Winter Boots – Featuring Vashtie
Say what?! I love ASOS and they just featured me in their STYLE SECTION from my visit to the Kenzo Pre-Fall Show in New York this week. It was freezing, but somehow I managed to make it the grand presentation…half…
INTERIEW: Ebony Mag x Beauty 101 x Vashtie Kola Spills Her Eco-Friendly Beauty Secrets (Jan. 2014)
Seriously, Ebony Magazine has given a girl more love in the last year than she could ever have wished for during a lifetime. Special thanks to Ebony Mag and Writer Damonica Boone for supporting a fellow sistren (again). Peep all…
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LIFE: New Year’s Eve Dinner at The Odeon x Party at Westway x DJ Brenmar, SureShot & Huggy Bear
Brenmar & Vashtie (The Westway NYC, NYE ’14) New Year’s Eve in New York City is always dreaded yet welcomed for me. The start of a new year is always amazing, it represents a new year to get it right…
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WATCH: Supreme Store in 1996 (MTV Japan)
Oh man, seeing this made me yearn to have been in New York and of age in the 90’s. Many of you may already know, I love Supreme as a brand and as a family (having worked for the incredible…
LIFE: Sabel Boo’s Baby Shower (My Very First One Ever)
What can I say, I kicked it with the fellas my whole life and a lot of my friends had babies in high school…so, I never attended a baby shower before. I had no idea what to expect, all I…
LIFE: Heineken Friends & Family Holiday Dinner x Hosted by Vashtie x #HKNFF (12.19.13)
Special thanks to Heineken and Team Epiphany for giving me a fancy shmancy 50 person dinner at the W Hotel in Union Square. Music was provided by DJ Clark Kent and Photography was taken by Mel D. Cole. It was…
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LIFE: NYC Moet Rose Lounge x Performance by Future x The Box NYC (12.17.13)
Man, you’d think work would be quieting down as we near the holidays – but, absolutely not. Keep in mind that there are Holiday Dinners and Holiday Parties galore (which is work in itself to get dressed for, etc). But,…
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LIFE: DJ’ing The Chloe Store x Wynn Las Vegas (12.14.13)
Last weekend was Miami with the Revolt TV family and this previous weekend was Las Vegas with my Chloe Family. So much traveling in such a short time has left me in a whirlwind, but I cannot complain…in fact I’m…
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LIFE: Directing A Video For Porsche Design Blackberry 9982 x Fellow Artists Baron Von Fancy & More x Performance by Chairlift
A month ago, I was asked by the lovely folks at Karla Otto to direct a video using only the video/editing component of the sleek Porsche Deign Blackberry 9982. The video would be projected at fun event hosted at the…
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PRESS: Vashtie Featured In Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 List x Dec. 2013/Jan. 2014 Issue (On Stands Now)
Whoa. I can’t believe the great love I’ve been getting this year – especially from Ebony. I’m extremely honored and blown away. Thanks to Ebony Magazine for all the support and to you who have supported me over the years…
LIFE: Art Basel 2013 – Hanging With Revolt TV & Party At The Frank 151/Pigalle/Stussy Mansion (12.6/12.7)
About a month or so ago I got a phone call…and not an ordinary phone call – it was a phone call from Sean Combs aka “Puff” aka “Diddy” aka “You Pick Up The Damn Phone When This Man Calls”.…
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HOW TO: My Constant Obsession & Need To Stay Organized – How To Balance Being Analog & Digital
My entire life, I’ve taken notes and kept a journal. I have journals dating back from when I was about 11 years old, filled with moody pointless poetry and details of my crushes. I have notebooks and planners from junior…
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INVITE: The Space at Katz’s Delicatessen x Vashtie & Violette Tees x Art By Ricky Powell, Dee & Ricky and More!!! (TONIGHT)
Looking to do something in the freezing cold rain? Then, pop on by The Space at Katz’s Delicatessen…located directing next door to the famous and 100 year old Katz’s. The store launch is tonight (where I will be), but will…
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LIFE: #Riquickulous Brand Jordan Party x Music by DJ Wonder, Vashtie & Surprise Performance by Pusha T (11.25.13)
Photography by Dorothy Hong Over the weekend, Brand Jordan took over the massive basement of club Good Units (which is nestled below the Hudson Hotel on 58th Street) and turned it into a Hoop Dream…come to life. They created…
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WATCH: “Sunrise, Sunset: King Krule” – Concrete Confessions from the Rising Singer-Songwriter (via NOWNESS.COM)
My heart simultaneously broke and regenerated while watching this. Can he be any more imperfectly perfect? Damn, was I even as close to being as deep as him when I was that age? Sunrise, Sunset: King Krule on Nowness.com “He…
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PRESS: FootWear News (Cover Story) – “Kick Starters” featuring Vashtie, DJ Clark Kent, Bobbito, Ronnie Fieg and Jeff Staple – Written by Gerald Flores
Special thanks to Gerald Flores and FootWear News for giving me the honor of gracing their cover with legends; DJ Clark Kent, Bobbito, Ronnie Fieg and Jeff Staple. So far, it’s the top story on WWD.Com…please Margiela or Alexander Wang…
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WATCH: VashtieMade x Theophilus London “Flying Overseas” Visual (Circa 2010)
I made this video in April 2010 for my friend Theophilus London’s performance at my birthday party. I just realized now that I never put this out… xo, va$htie. vashtiemade: “FLYING OVE-ROUGE” for THEOPHILUS LONDON from va$htie on Vimeo.
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LIFE: Mexican Morrissey Night at Lit Lounge x DJ’ing with Angelo, Jeremiah and Fernando! (11.6.13)
Ever since Sway Lounge ended its long-running and legendary Morrissey Night, Mexican Morrissey has been the answer to our prayers…specifically us ethnic kids and our prayers! It’s amazing to know that you’re not the only brown or ethnic kid who cries…
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WATCH: Bevy Smith “Fashion Queens” on Bravo (Because If You’re Not, What Are You Doing With Your Life?!)
For those of you who love fashion and a good kee-kee, you MUST tune into “Fashion Queens“. It is hosted by my lovely and incredibly talented friend Bevy Smith and stars equally charming and quick witted co-hosts, Derek J. and…
WATCH: CASIO Baby-G x Dir. Vashtie x Starring Brandee Brown, Jasmine Solano & Zoe Astr x “Be Strong”
DOVER, NJ, October 29, 2013 — Casio Baby-G has teamed up with New York’s downtown sweetheart, Vashtie, for an off-the-rack video snapshot featuring its newest line of BA110 watches. The Baby-G video collaboration zeros in on a day in the…
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INVITE: Mexican Morrissey x Wednesday 11/6 x Lit Lounge x Music By Vashtie, Angelo, Jeremiah and Fernando
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LIFE: DJ’ing For Chloe in LA x Cafe Gratitude Dates with Levi Maestro x Meeting My Blog Reader B.Denise
Vashtie DJ’ing for Chloe’s Rizzoli Book Release in Los Angeles, October 2013 (What is this pose? Peter Pan?) After DJ’ing for Chloe in Paris for Vogue Paris Fashion Night Out in September of this year, I was also asked to…
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LIFE: Naleye’s Birthday Party at The Box x Illuminati AMS, DJ Huggy Bear, Domo Genesis, Mellow High & More! (10.23.13)
It was my Dutch friend Naleye’s birthday and he asked me to come through to The Box and play some tunes. I was definitely down and honestly had no idea that venue was still around because I haven’t been there…
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: Kenzo Faux Fur Coat x LaGarconne.Com
In Spring of this year, I went out to Paris to DJ for the official Kenzo afterparty! They dressed me for the their runway show and the big party. One item I wore that I ansolutely adored was their oversized…
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LIFE: 3 Days In Paris x EuroStar Train from London to Paris x DJ’ing at Silencio Theatre & Wanderlust x Tourist Sightseeing
After my short and beloved trip to London, Sharmadean and I hopped on the EuroStar Train and headed to Paris. Can I just exclaim how utterly amazing it is that people can take a train between London and Paris in…
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LIFE: 4 Days in London x International Familia Dinner & Wah Nails Party at Casa Negra (Day 3 & 4)
It was my 3rd and 4th day in London and already the trip was speeding by! Although it was cold and rainy (a combination I utterly hate), I was enjoying my time there exploring the city and hanging out with…
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LIFE: 4 Days in London x Lunch at Pizza East x Supreme London Visit with Grace Ladoja & Friends (Day 1 & 2 of 4)
I still can’t believe it has been 10 years since I was last in London. Actually, I can believe it because I only travel for work – which is something I hope to change, but as a Taurus I can’t…
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INTERVIEW: 1 Minute With Vashtie x King Krule (Yes…King Krule!)
Birthday Card by B. Denise in 2011 (you be knowing me, B. Denise 😉 This is dedicated to all my readers who know how much this meeting means to me. I may have joked HERE and THERE about kidnapping and other…
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Surface To Air – Fall 2013 Collection – Photographed by Amanda Lopez
Special thanks to my Parisian friends Valentina and the rest of the Surface To Air crew for hooking their New York Sister up. I hate the Fall, yes I hate it. I only like Summer and warm weather, but these…
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: PlayCloths x “Everything Is Pusha-T” T-Shirt
Woop Woop! So excited about this shirt and even more excited for my dear old friend Pusha-T for continually killing the game and evolving more and more into the rapping beast he is! I love him and I am extremely…
LIFE: #LoveForLeni Silent Art Auction Benefit at Reed Space NYC (10.8.13)
On Tuesday night, we all gathered at Reed Space in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to raise money for 5 month old Baby Leni. Baby Leni was born with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AML-M7), a rare form of pediatric bone marrow…
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INVITE: WAH Presents ” Downtown Girls Worldwide” x Vashtie & The Wah Crew x London October 15th
Bloody hell! Here I come, London! You ready?
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NEWS: Oi! After 10 Years, I’m Coming Back To London (And Paris For The 3rd Time This Year!)
Hey  Boo’s and Babes. So, in the last few posts – you may have read that last year I put it into the universe that I wanted to travel more and here it is. As you know, I’ve already been…
